VICTORIES in the finals of the under-19 Senior Shield and the LSFA under-16 and under-13 knockouts provided Cardinal Heenan High School with a hat-trick of competition wins in as many days.

Goals from Jack Riley and Jack Doyle provided a 2-0 lead over SFX in the most junior game. Sean McEvoy pulled one back, but the West Derby lads hung on to add to their success in the under-13 MCSFA knockout.

The latter trophy was shared with English Champions Archbishop Beck, after the teams drew 2-2 in that final.

An Andy Hardy strike put Cardinal Heenan in front in the year 11 game.

Will Shields equalised for West Derby, but with Jack Phillips and Charlie Kelly on target the lads swept to a 3-1 victory.

Forty-eight hours later, at Goodison Park, the school claimed a first win in the Senior Shield for 30 years, with a 2-0 defeat of holders Deyes High School from Maghull.

The key moment in the game arrived just before the interval, when finding himself in space, striker Peter Donnelly, turned neatly to rifle a low shot into the left corner.

Deyes High School’s team had their moments though. Son of the Goodison Park groundsman, Matthew Lennon, twice rose head and shoulders above the defence, only to power his first header over the crossbar, and direct the second straight at goalkeeper Lee Berrill.

In the second-half, Ryan Parkinson, son of former Blues favourite Joe, helped mount the fightback.

Sam Ennis struck the bar in 52nd minute and five minutes later Naim El Harrati, who had a fine game, went equally close.

The match was settled in the 73rd minute when substitute Robert Lamont was tripped in the box, and Callum Webb made light of a highly-pressured penalty to slam the second high into the top corner of the Deyes net.